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The Louisiana Historical Society 2001 Tour
Seldom Seen Plantations and Other Places
Saturday, November 17 and Sunday November 19, 2001
Arranged by Thomas B. Favrot
with a lot of help from the Private Home Owners of the area
Saturday November 17
- Oaklawn Manor House outside of Franklin, LA.
- Avery Island, Tabasco factory, Jungle garden, and private home. Lunch catered by Clementine Restaurant from New Iberia, dessert will follow at Virginia McIlhenny's home, "Deer Run."
- Konriko Rice Mill and Country Store.
- Alice/Fuselier Plantation, built in 1796, now a private home and bed & breakfast.
- Shadows-on-the-Teche for cocktails and a tour of the house.
- Clementine Restaurant for dinner.
- Comfort Inn in New Iberia for the night. Phone 1-337-897-0855.
Sunday November 18
- Complete American buffet breakfast at the Comfort Inn
- Steamboat House, built in 1882, was given its name because of the ornate balustrades and décor. It is owned by Mrs. Kimble Daigle.
- Albania Plantation is one of Louisiana's largest. Now privately owned, it was once owned by the City of New Orleans who received it from the original owner.
- Enterprise Plantation was built by Simon Patout as early as 1830. We will tour the several old homes, inspect the sugar mill, and visit with Robert and Judith Patout.
- Bayside Plantation was built in 1850 by Francois Richardson, a classmate of Edgar Allen Poe.
- Southdown Plantation was built by William H. Minor. It remained in the family until 1923. It is now owned by the Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society.
- Return to New Orleans by 5:15 p.m.
The Louisiana Historical Society 1999 Tour
Franklin, Louisiana area
Seldom Seen Plantations and Other Places
Saturday, November 13 and Sunday November 14, 1999
Arranged by Thomas B. Favrot
with a lot of help from the Private Home Owners of the area
Situated on the route of the Old Spanish Trail and along a dramatic bend in the romantic Bayou Teche, Franklin, Louisiana was recently named in the top 100 small towns in America. Its concentration of some of the finest antebellum homes in the South was important to its designation. The Franklin Historic District contains over 420 noteworthy structures and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Although early Franklin settlers were French, Acadian, German, Danish and Irish, many were also English, unusual in Southwest Louisiana. A testimony to Anglo-Saxon influence is the beginning in 1830 of services by Louisiana's fourth oldest Episcopal congregation and the establishment in 1847 of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. This will be our first stop, with a film presentation, coffee, snacks and a tour of the church.
During the Civil War, Confederate forces under General Richard Taylor fought Union troops under General Nathaniel Banks in the Battle of Irish Bend outside Franklin. Four hundred men were killed or wounded during this significant battle, through which Taylor's forces successfully stopped a drive by Union forces to invade Texas. Franklin has produced five Louisiana governors, including the incumbent Murphy J. Foster, Jr.; along with four United States Senators, a Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, and a Lieutenant Governor. Franklin is also the boyhood home of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy.
The tour is designed for Society Members to renew friendships and visit some interesting Louisiana places. We have arranged for an overnight stay in Franklin, with a tour of private homes and meals at the three best restaurants in the parish. The tour group will meet at 5801 St. Charles Avenue at 7:45 a.m. and leave at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 13. The tour will return promptly at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 14. We will visit eight beautiful private homes all built before 1859. Their owners have promised to be with us. We will have a cocktail party at Shadowland and will tour the Wendell Williams Aviation Museum.
We have overnight accommodations at the Best Western Forest Motel. You will have to bring your own luggage to your room or get another traveler to help. Sunday morning there will be a light breakfast will be served in the motel.
The last two years' trips were smashing successes. Seats went fast, leaving some unable to make reservations. To reserve your seat, send a check for $360 for two, double occupancy, or $210 for single occupancy, payable to the Louisiana Historical Society, to 5801 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115. Leave your wallet at home, because the price includes all refreshments, meals, lodging, transportation, admissions, taxes and tips. For information, contact Bill Reeves, president, at 866 3049, email president@louisianahistoricalsociety.org.
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